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out of a window. After his death Heer KOMANS again acted 
till he was relieved by Heer GELMER VOSBURG, who was in- 
troduced by Heer KOMANS on 1st October, 1692, as the rith 
Governor of Malacca. 
Their Honours wrote on 15th April, 1696, that, by their de- 
cree of roth ditto, Heer VOSBURG had been elected Commis- 
sioner for Coromandel and that Governor GOVERT VAN 
Hoorn had been chosen to relieve him here. He arrived at 
this place on 2nd November per the Sfzerdyk and was 
introduced on 1st January, 1697, by the Secunde, Heer ABRA- 
HAM DOUGLAS ( Mr. VosBuRG being ill), as the 12th Govern- 
or of Malacca. 
In the meantime their Honours had written already on 19th 
October of the year before to Heer VOSBURG, that on account 
of ill-health he was discharged from his commission to 
Coromandel. He died here the roth January, 1697, after an 
administration of 4 years and 3 months and was buried in the 
St. Paul’s Church. 
MOHAMMED SJAH II, King of Johor, died in 1699, and was 
succeeded by Sultan ABDULDJALIL SJAH III as the 22nd Malay 
and the 16th Muhammadan King and the roth King of Johor. 
I have not been able to trace how long this Prince has 
reigned, and who succeeded him, but after a reign of 9 years 
he was still alive in 1708, so, if we begin to count the Rule of 
the Malay Kings from 1160, the reign of these 22 Kings had 
lasted in the said year 547 years and 11 months. 
On 11th November, 1700, Heer BERNHARD PHOONSEN 
arrived here per the Z//emeet from Batavia, who was intro- 
duced on 24th ditto by Heer VAN HoorNn as the 13th Gov- 
ernor of Malacca, whilst on the same day the late Governor 
went on board of the Carthago and left for Batavia after 
an administration of about 4 years. 
On 17th June, 1703, Heer PHOONSEN received the news that, 
according to a letter dated 18th September, 1702, their Hon- 
ours the “seventeen gentlemen,” had appointed him Extra- 
ordinary Counsel of India and a Commissioner for the Coast of 
Coromandel. But unfortunately, both he and his splendid 
vessel de Vogel Phenix were taken by the French in 1705, 
